The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 22, 2107
Waxing Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
10:45 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2284
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 106.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 30m / -9.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.33° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.88° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.54° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.